Author Archives: Andrew Jackson

About Andrew Jackson

I am SQL DBA and SQL Server blogger too. I like to share about SQL Server and the problems related to it as well as their solution and also I do handle database related user queries, server or database maintenance, database management etc.

Import Local SQL Server Database to Azure – Pick the Best Method

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Andrew Jackson

It is not unknown to the SQL users that some of the SQL Server versions have become outdated. This is the main reason why most of the SQL Server users are migrating SQL server database to Azure. Along with this, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft SQL Server Error 5243 – Top 3 Ways To Fix This Issue

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Andrew Jackson

Maintaining the SQL server database is always the first priority of the SQL administrators. But sometimes SQL database users have to face Microsoft SQL server error 5243 and error 5242. These are common errors. Due to this problem, the SQL … Continue reading →

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Restore SQL Server 2014 Database from Backup – Step By Step Guide

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Andrew Jackson

Microsoft SQL server database contains the most crucial data of organizations. But while using MS SQL server many users often face problems like abrupt termination, database connection errors, transient errors, malicious software attacks. In order to save their important SQL … Continue reading →

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Know How to Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode in SQL Server

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Andrew Jackson

Repair SQL Database Marked as Suspect Mode MS SQL server is a widely used relational database management system developed by Microsoft. It is a software product which primarily helps to store and retrieve the data of other applications. SQL database … Continue reading →

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How to Change Suspect Mode to Normal Mode in SQL Server Database

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Andrew Jackson

If you are reading this, you are desperately looking for solutions to change suspect mode to normal mode. It also means that your database has gone into the suspect mode. In that case, you have already experienced one of the … Continue reading →

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SQL Database Corruption: Causes, Prevention, Fixing Techniques

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Andrew Jackson

“I had a Database File and I want to attach this MDF file to SQL Server 2014. However, whenever I try to attach the file, I am receiving following error message : The header for file ….\MSSQL\DATA\xxxx_data.mdf’ is not a … Continue reading →

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Know How to Recover SQL Server Database Without Backup

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Andrew Jackson

Microsoft SQL Server has widely used database management system for storing and retrieving data. It stores its files in MDF, NDF and LDF format. If SQL database lost due to disasters then backup acts as a silver lining. That is … Continue reading →

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Recover Deleted Data from SQL Table Using Transaction Log and LSNs

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Andrew Jackson

Introduction At times a user may perform UPDATE operation or DELETE operation in SQL server database without applying the WHERE condition. This is a very common reason for encountering loss of data from SQL Server Tables. As the SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Different States of SQL Database

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Andrew Jackson

Overview There are multiple numbers states of a SQL Database. These states determine the current status or mode of database in SQL server. At once, the database is only in one state, which may be any one of the following: … Continue reading →

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Minimizing SQL Server DBCC CHECKDB Performance Impacts

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Andrew Jackson

Overview SQL Server is the most popular relational database management system, which is used by many organizations to maintain their data. Every user expects that data should be stored in a consistent and integrated form. SQL Server is equipped with … Continue reading →

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